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Net Nerite or Checkered Nerite - Nerita tessellata

Net Nerite or Checkered Nerite (Gastropod univalve, whole shell, globose or hemispherical shape with a low spire.)

Alphabet Cone (also known as the General Cone) - Conus auratus or Conus spretus variant, highly polished/tumbled

Alphabet Cone (also known as the General Cone) (Gastropod (univalve) whole shell, polished/tumbled cone shape)

Money Cowrie (also known as Monetaria moneta) - Monetaria moneta

Money Cowrie (also known as Monetaria moneta) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, smooth and rounded oval shape wi...

Atlantic Purple Sea Snail, Violet Snail, Common Purple Snail - Janthina janthina

Atlantic Purple Sea Snail, Violet Snail, Common Purple Snail (Gastropod, whole shell, fragile spiral shape)

Arabian Cowrie (also known as the Arabica Cowrie) - Mauritia arabica

Arabian Cowrie (also known as the Arabica Cowrie) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, ovate/pyriform shape with a narrow...

Measuring Cowrie or Measled Cowrie (also known as the Atlantic Measled Cowrie) - Luria cinerea

Measuring Cowrie or Measled Cowrie (also known as the Atlantic Measled Cowrie) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell,...

Roostertail Conch (also known as the Rooster Conch or Roostertail Strombus) - Lobatus gallus (formerly Strombus gallus)

Roostertail Conch (also known as the Rooster Conch or Roostertail Strombus) (Gastropod (univalve snail), complete adult ...

Rooster Tail Conch (also known as Rooster Conch) - Lobatus gallus (formerly Strombus gallus)

Rooster Tail Conch (also known as Rooster Conch) (Gastropod (snail/univalve) with a distinctive expanded, wing-like oute...

Egg Cowrie (Ovulid, False Cowrie) - Ovula ovum

Egg Cowrie (Ovulid, False Cowrie) (Gastropod (univalve snail), egg-shaped/oval with a long narrow aperture.)

Egg Cowrie - Ovula ovum

Egg Cowrie (Gastropod (univalve snail); complete adult shell with an ovate/egg-shaped form.)

Coquina Shell (also known as Donax Shell, Coquina Clam, Wedge Shell, or Butterfly Shell) - Donax variabilis (Confidence: High)

Coquina Shell (also known as Donax Shell, Coquina Clam, Wedge Shell, or Butterfly Shell) (Bivalve (two-shelled mollusk)....

Eastern Melampus (Coffee Bean Snail / Salt Marsh Snail) - Melampus bidentatus

Eastern Melampus (Coffee Bean Snail / Salt Marsh Snail) (Gastropod (pulmonate land/marsh snail shell); shape is obovate ...

Atlantic Kitten's Paw (also known as Kitten's Paw or Kitten's Paw Bivalve) - Plicatula gibbosa

Atlantic Kitten's Paw (also known as Kitten's Paw or Kitten's Paw Bivalve) (Bivalve (single valve shown, upper valve). F...

Channeled Whelk (Juvenile or Beach-worn specimen) - Busycotypus canaliculatus (high confidence)

Channeled Whelk (Juvenile or Beach-worn specimen) (Gastropod (univalve snail). Whole shell with a prominent predatory bo...

Lettered Olive (Alternate: Olive Shell, Common Olive) - Oliva sayana

Lettered Olive (Alternate: Olive Shell, Common Olive) (Gastropod (marine snail/univalve). Cylindrical/oval-cylindrical s...

Lightning Whelk (also known as Sinistral Whelk or Left-handed Whelk) - Busycon sinistrum (formerly Busycon contrarium)

Lightning Whelk (also known as Sinistral Whelk or Left-handed Whelk) (Gastropod (univalve snail). Whole juvenile specime...

Eastern Mud Snail (Fossilized / Heavily Encrusted) - Tritia obsoleta (formerly Ilyanassa obsoleta)

Eastern Mud Snail (Fossilized / Heavily Encrusted) (Gastropod (univalve snail), heavily worn/fossilized spire fragment w...

Cross-barred Venus Clam (or Cross-barred Chione) - Chione elevata (formerly Chione cancellata)

Cross-barred Venus Clam (or Cross-barred Chione) (Bivalve (single valve, exterior view, rounded sub-trigonal/fan-like sh...

Lettered Olive (beach-worn / juvenile / dwarf olive) - Americoliva sayana (formerly Oliva sayana)

Lettered Olive (beach-worn / juvenile / dwarf olive) (Gastropod (univalve snail); smooth cylindrical/elongated spiral sh...

Common Baby's Ear (also known as Eastern Baby's Ear or White Baby Ear) - Sinum perspectivum

Common Baby's Ear (also known as Eastern Baby's Ear or White Baby Ear) (Gastropod (univalve snail). Whole shell, ear-sha...

Atlantic Kitten's Paw - Plicatula gibbosa

Atlantic Kitten's Paw (Bivalve (two-shelled mollusk); sub-triangular fan-shaped upper valve.)

Calico Clam - Macrocallista maculata (High confidence)

Calico Clam (Bivalve (single valve present). Oval/ovate shell shape.)

Atlantic Kitten's Paw (also known as Kitten's Paw) - Plicatula gibbosa

Atlantic Kitten's Paw (also known as Kitten's Paw) (Bivalve (two-shelled mollusk), single valve shown. Sub-ovate to tria...

Coquina Clam (also known as Butterfly Shell, Coquina, or Wedge Shell) - Donax variabilis (Confidence: Very High)

Coquina Clam (also known as Butterfly Shell, Coquina, or Wedge Shell) (Bivalve (single valve shown). Wedge-shaped / tria...

Pen Shell Fragment (likely Sawtooth Pen Shell or Stiff Pen Shell) - Atrina serrata or Atrina rigida (High confidence for family Pinnidae)

Pen Shell Fragment (likely Sawtooth Pen Shell or Stiff Pen Shell) (Bivalve (fragment of a fan-shaped/wedge-shaped valve)...

Atlantic Calico Scallop (also known as the Calico Scallop) - Argopecten gibbus (Confidence level: High)

Atlantic Calico Scallop (also known as the Calico Scallop) (Bivalve (single valve shown, fan-shaped pectinid))

Eastern Oyster Drill (also known as Atlantic Oyster Drill) - Urosalpinx cinerea

Eastern Oyster Drill (also known as Atlantic Oyster Drill) (Gastropod (sea snail / univalve); Whole shell specimen with ...

Atlantic Jingle Shell, Mermaid's Tears, Gold Shell - Anomia simplex

Atlantic Jingle Shell, Mermaid's Tears, Gold Shell (Bivalve (single upper valve shown); rounded to irregular disc shape....

Common Jingle Shell, Gold Shell, Mermaid's Tear - Anomia simplex

Common Jingle Shell, Gold Shell, Mermaid's Tear (Bivalve (single upper/left valve displayed), sub-circular to irregular ...

Coquina Clam (also known as Donax Clam, Butterfly Clam, or Wedge Shell) - Donax variabilis (High confidence)

Coquina Clam (also known as Donax Clam, Butterfly Clam, or Wedge Shell) (Bivalve (single valve, wedge-shaped))

Shark Eye, Atlantic Moon Snail, Northern Moon Snail - Neverita duplicata (formerly Polinices duplicatus)

Shark Eye, Atlantic Moon Snail, Northern Moon Snail (Gastropod (univalve snail); complete whole shell; globose, low-spir...

Common Worm Shell (or Worm Snail Shell) - Thylacodes squamigerus (or Petaloconchus/Vermicularia species)

Common Worm Shell (or Worm Snail Shell) (Gastropod (univalve) section/fragment. Tubular and irregularly coiled/curved sh...

Lettered Olive (Fossilized or Dark Mineralized Specimen) - Americoliva sayana (formerly Oliva sayana)

Lettered Olive (Fossilized or Dark Mineralized Specimen) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell with minor apical wear...

Common Augere, Fine-ribbed Auger, Eastern Auger - Terebra dislocata (High confidence: 95%)

Common Augere, Fine-ribbed Auger, Eastern Auger (Gastropod (univalve snail); complete shell; elongated high-spired, turr...

Atlantic Razor Clam (Jackknife Clam) - Ensis leei (formerly Ensis directus)

Atlantic Razor Clam (Jackknife Clam) (Bivalve (fragment). Tubular / elongated shell valve segment.)

Crab Claw / Crustacean Dactyl Fragment (often mistaken for a shell, specifically a Jackknife or Razor Clam fragment) - Callinectes sapidus (Atlantic Blue Crab) or similar portunid crab species (dactyl/movable finger fragment)

Crab Claw / Crustacean Dactyl Fragment (often mistaken for a shell, specifically a Jackknife or Razor Clam fragment) (Cr...

Ivory Tusk Shell (also known as Tusk Shell or Elephant Tusk Shell) - Graptacme eborea (formerly Dentalium eboreum)

Ivory Tusk Shell (also known as Tusk Shell or Elephant Tusk Shell) (Scaphopod (Tusk Shell / Elephant Tooth Shell). Tubul...

Angel Wing (also known as the Atlantic Angel Wing) - Cyrtopleura costata

Angel Wing (also known as the Atlantic Angel Wing) (Bivalve (two-shelled mollusk); single valve presented. Elongated, wi...

Keyhole Sand Dollar (also known as the Five-Hole Sand Dollar) - Mellita quinquiesperforata (Confidence: 98%)

Keyhole Sand Dollar (also known as the Five-Hole Sand Dollar) (Echinoid Test (Echinoderm skeleton, not a true molluscan ...

Scotch Bonnet (also known as the Spotted Bonnet) - Semicassis granulata

Scotch Bonnet (also known as the Spotted Bonnet) (Gastropod (marine snail/univalve), whole shell with a globose, spirale...

Bailer Shell (Melo Volute / Crowned Bailer) - Melo amphora (or related Melo species)

Bailer Shell (Melo Volute / Crowned Bailer) (Gastropod (univalve snail). Whole shell specimen displayed on a stand. Shap...

Queen Conch (also known as Pink Conch or Giant Conch) - Aliger gigas (formerly Strombus gigas)

Queen Conch (also known as Pink Conch or Giant Conch) (Gastropod (univalve snail). Whole shell featuring a large, heavy ...